Asia people news in brief: January 7, 2021
StanChart bolsters sustainable finance team — CreditAg names Apac sustainability head — BOC HK appoints CEO — HKEX picks interim chief — Hang Seng has new chairman
StanChart bolsters sustainable finance team — CreditAg names Apac sustainability head — BOC HK appoints CEO — HKEX picks interim chief — Hang Seng has new chairman
The stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen have introduced new regulations to forcefully delist companies, fast-tracking the process and giving more clarity about the various scenarios that can push firms to exit the bourses. There
Crédit Agricole has named Victoria Land as its new head of sustainable banking for Asia Pacific.
The country’s pursuit of achieving a more sustainable and equitable society has coincided with an ambitious economic reform agenda that, together, are delivering results
Uzbekistan is committed to improving its productive capacity and institutional strength on the way to achieving sustainable economic development.
French asset manager Flexstone Partners has promoted its head of investor relations and business development Caroline Gibert as its new head of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).
Private equity and infrastructure manager Foresight Group has picked up about €430m for the second close of its Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners fund.
Three quarters of the GPs surveyed in Dechert's Global Private Equity Outlook, conducted in partnership with Unquote sister publication Mergermarket, expect Covid-19 to have a more severe effect on the market than the global financial
Sustainable finance specialists are optimistic that the European Commission will make a last minute concession on its proposed rules for green buildings when it publishes its final and binding Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, expected
Italy is at an advanced stage with its green bond framework with a highly anticipated debut deal in the format expected to arrive this year, according to the Italian Treasury.
Technology and ESG are likely to continue increasing their hold on the private equity industry in the coming year, our survey finds
The UK is set to announce the world’s first sovereign green bonds for retail investors. The proceeds will help to finance projects aimed at achieving the country’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net
Private equity firm Omnes has acquired a minority stake in the French ESG software provider Tennaxia.
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Gyrus has completed a recapitalisation for Switzerland-based environmental health and safety consultancy DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS).
Jeroen Ouwehand, Clifford Chance senior partner
Infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital has agreed the €1.5bn sale of Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments, a renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments.
Opalesque Industry Update - The Autorite des marches financiers (AMF) and its Dutch counterpart, the Autoriteit Financiele Markten (AFM), propose a European regulatory framework for providers of sustainability-related services, which could become one of the
